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STUDY GOALS The basic goal of the post-graduate specialist study programme in urban planning is oriented towards in-depth interdisciplinary education in the field of urban planning, the intention being general growth of the professional eduaction level of urban planning professionals, while at the same time providing practitioners (in conjunction with the new spatial legislature) with an adequate number of specialists: architects-urbanists, capable of fulfilling legally classified duties of town planners. ORGANISATION OF THE COURSE The profession of architect – urbanist requires complex knowledge, therefore the course programme is based on providing students with in-depth recognition of the whole structure of necessary interdisciplinary knowledge, which the students can widen and build on with practical experience or academic and research involvment.The course programme includes three modules (three semesters, together 305 hours), where the subjects evolve from general to detailed knowledge – applicative treatment, and are completed with seminars (workshops), whereby students are trained to use real methods and techniques in execution of planning, urban design or development documentation, as well as receive necessary experience in composition. The first module spans 95 hours, of which 75 are intended for basic interdisciplinary subjects, horizontally connected with the joint concluding seminar (planning workshop) titled: Development scenario for a municipality. Students have the possibility to select one subject from the list of optional subjects, carried out by visiting professors from abroad. The second module spans 65 hours of professional and theoretical subjects and 40 hours for the concluding seminar titled: Spatial plan for a municipality. Students have the possibility to select one subject from the list of optional subjects, carried out by visiting professors from abroad. The third module spans 65 hours of professional subjects and 40 hours for the concluding seminar titled: Spatial development plan (site plan). Within each module the basic and professional subjects are connected horizontally with the concluding seminars (organised at the end of each module), while particular thematic subjects are structured vertically, from the basic subjects in the first module and more detailed subjects with the same topic in the second and third module, thus connecting into particular subject units. Renowned experts from specific thematic fields will be invited to participate in the seminar workshops. Alongside the compulsory subjects, facultative courses on computer methods and spatial informatics for planning and design will be organised, providing basis for practical work and seminar assignments. COURSE DURATION a) The specialist course will last for three semesters (305 hours), three accomplished seminars and examination will imply successful course completion b) Thematic courses (attending selected lectures or chapters – or participation in seminar) intended for permanent education of experts from the field of urban planning CONNECTIONS TO OTHER PROGRAMMES Vertically the programme is a logical continuation of the graduate course in architecture (course: urbanism). Horizontally the programme includes subjects from other faculties and universities, in both the segments – compulsory and optional subjects; the subjects being prepared by the Faculty of Architecture for the specialist course of urban planning, are accessible to candidates from other faculties by the credit system. ENROLMENT REQUIREMENTS like A and B CONDITIONS FOR ADVANCING A student will enroll for a year at a time (two semesters). Advancing into the second year is possible when the student successfully completes examination in subjects of the compulsory part of the programme and both the first year seminars. REQUIREMENTS FOR COURSE COMPLETION A student must: - successfully pass all exams (or short seminar papers) and all three synthesised seminars (workshops), by the end of the first three modules; - have all semesters tested. TITLE A student who has successfully completed all his/her obligations of the course programme stated in previous point, will be granted the title: specialist architect–urbanist.